material deprivation
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- Created on: 12-05-16 11:21
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- material deprivation
- housing
- overcrowding can make it hard for the child to study, less room for educational activities, nowhere to do homework and disturbed sleep from sharing beds
- children in crowded homes run a greater risk of accidents.
- cold or damp housing can cause ill health
- temporary accommodation can cause psychological distress, infections and accidents meaning more absences from school
- living in temporary accommodation, resulting in constant changes of school and disrupted education
- diet and health
- Marilyn Howard notes that young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy, vitamins and minerals.
- this weakens the childs immune system, resulting in absences due to illness.
- children from poorer homes are more likely to have emotional or behavioural problems, resulting in having a negative effect on the childs ducation
- children from low income families were more likely to engage in fighting and temper tantrums, disrupting their schooling
- Marilyn Howard notes that young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy, vitamins and minerals.
- statistics
- department of education - barely a third of pupils eligible for free school meals achieve five or more GCSEs at A*-C
- nearly 90% of 'failing' schools are located in deprived areas
- Jan Flaherty, money problems in the family are a significant factor in younger childrens non-attendance at school
- housing
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